Cisco 4742HDC - Back Panel Overview; Back Panel Connectivity Ports Explained

10 TP-00116-01
Performance Verification
Field Name
Description
Possible Values
TX Unicast
PHY Rate
(Mbps)
Transmit rate from the local
node* to each other node in the
network.
 [Integer > 0]
Note: Minimum value is 200 Mbps,
lower rates require fixing the home
coaxial wiring.
Wait at least 30 seconds after Link
Up is achieved.
Broadcast
PHY Rate
(Mbps)
Broadcast rate from each other
node in the network to the local
node*.
 [Integer > 0]
Note: Minimum value is 200 Mbps,
lower rates require fixing the home
coaxial wiring.
Approx Path
Loss (dB)
Approximate loss from each
node to the local node.
 [Integer > 0]
Important: Losses greater than 50
dB requires fixing the home wiring.
*In this example, the local node is 5, noted by the absence of data in the fields adjacent to the
node number.